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If you’re tired of the default Music application for your Android phone, now you’ve got another option to play all those MP3 files—and it’s Winamp.

Last week we told you about the upcoming release of the first Opera 11 Alpha edition, and starting today it is available for download.

If you’re tired of all the Facebook “Like” buttons and widgets on every web site (including this one), you can get rid of them entirely with a simple extension for Google Chrome.

Are you looking for something a little more unique to finish out that perfect Star Trek TOS themed desktop? Then you should take a look at these two icon sets that feature props from the original series. Get ready to beam up ...

Shortened URLs have become an everyday fact of life when visiting your favorite social services online. The LinkPeelr extension for Chrome lets you see the real links behind shortened URLs when you hover your mouse over them.

Want to add some Halloween and Autumn inspired goodness to your Windows 7 desktop? Microsoft has just released a new theme pack that will add the perfect spooky touch to your computer in time for the season.

Regardless of which browser you use, WOT (Web of Trust) is one of the most useful and helpful extensions you can install. With the current and older versions of Opera you could only use a bookmarklet version of WOT, but that ...

Yamaha’s HRP-4C girl-bot could already sing songs from a preselected list and walk, now she can also add dancing to the list. If you have an interest in robotics then this will definitely be an interesting video for you to watch.

Want to upgrade to a massive internal hard drive? Western Digital has just announced their next drive, with a capacity of three terabytes.

Retro Humor [DesktopNexus]

The Prelinger Archives have a wonderful video from 1959 explaining the concept of Polymorphic Computing, otherwise known as distributing computing power using a whole host of machines. This is definitely an interesting and fu...

Other browsers allow you to view an image by itself in the same tab but not Chrome. If this has frustrated you time and again, then we have a very nice solution for you.

Green Lantern [DesktopNexus]

Over at Search Engine Land, they’ve figured out that if you have a Google Profile setup with your birthday, you’ll see a custom logo for your birthday. Neat!

Today Adobe finally announced the newest version of their Reader product, with a new sandboxing technology to help solve the security problems.

The Wall Street Journal reports that there’s yet another breach in privacy over at Facebook, and this time it’s games like FarmVille leaking your information to advertisers.

Are you missing the dedicated sidebar from Windows Vista now that you use Windows 7? Now you can get it back just like it was in Vista with the 7 Sidebar gadget.

How much time do your children spend in front of the screen? If it is more than two hours per day, they run a higher risk of having behavior problems according to new research.

Loading Wallpaper [DesktopNexus]

If you’ve ever seen any of the Animator vs Animation videos, you know how entertaining they are—and now there’s a fun third part to the series to watch.

The new version of the Firefox browser changes the user interface dramatically, and even removes the status bar just like Google Chrome or Internet Explorer 9—but if you’re afraid of change, there’s a browser ex...

Google’s new Highlight to Search extension helps you search keywords in any page by simply highlighting text on the page.

This comic republished with permission from the very funny DOGHOUSE

If you were a fan of Gary Larson’s The Far Side comic strip, then we have a special treat available for you with this wonderful set of icons. The set contains eight icons that are available in .ico format only.

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